In connection with the terrorist attack on the Kislovodsk – Mineralnye Vody commuter train the Russian President telephoned the Governor of the Stavropol Region Alexander Chernogorov who briefed him on the tragedy. According to preliminary data, five people died and 22 people were wounded as a result of the explosion.
The President issued corresponding directives to the Minister of Emergency Situations, Sergei Shoigu, Railways Minister Gennady Fadeyev and Acting Director of the Federal Security Service Sergei Smirnov.